something great to imitate

Children are great imitators

So give them something great to imitate

-Anonymous

Truer words have never been spoken, and greater examples would be hard to find!

Dixie's parents stand in front of a herd of bison at Yellowstone National Park

Island Park Family Reunion

We have a saying on our refrigerator:

What lasts?

Ice cream melts,

flowers wilt,

the leaves of autumn fall.

Summers fade,

seasons change,

and children don't stay small.

Balloons pop,

snowfalls stop--do summer's last?

Never!

Weekends fly,

today will die,

but...FAMILIES ARE FOREVER!

the entire Farnsworth family poses for a picture in the meadow by our rented cabin

This was the theme for our family reunion that our family hosted in Island Park, Idaho. It was an amazing experience with lots of good memories. So many memories, in fact, that it required a separate scrapbook.

Reunion Quiz and Answer Session

Q: What happens when your computer decides to metaphorically blow up?

A: You are stuck with only this picture to remember your super-awesome family reunion

Josh snaps a selfie at Yellowstone National Park

Luckily, Dixie is like a little Boy Scout and is always prepared. And knows how to pirate pictures from her Facebook account. Unfortunately, she's too lazy to find any more.

Charity, Jenna, Brianna, Devin, Lander, Brennden

Sydney, Tristan posing at Big Springs, near Island Park, Idaho

We wanted to tour the little cabin at Big Springs, but it was closed (5 minutes before we got there...who planned this? Oh yeah, Dixie...whoops!), but we did see a moose!

Okay, so I decided to steal more pictures. I think Heather took a few of these and who knows who else... (Thanks family!)

Birds swimming at Big Springs

The river literally starts RIGHT HERE. It just bubbles out of the mountain in a giant spring.

A bunch of the Farnsworth clan decided to stop and feed the enormous trout at the Warm River as we drove up to the cabin at Island Park

Then we stopped for a quick hike down to Mesa Falls

Jake, Devin, Brennden, Grandma Nala, Caden, Grandpa, Dalin, Brianna, Charity, Karli